Author: Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 623
Book Description
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love is a book by Emanuel Swedenborg, a Swedish theologist, scientist, thinker and mystic, here providing a thorough spiritual understanding of marriage love and sex. Excerpt: "Spiritual cold in marriages is a disunion of souls and a disjunction of minds, whence come indifference, discord, contempt, disdain, and aversion; from which, in several cases, at length comes separation as to bed, chamber, and house. That these effects take place with married partners, while their primitive love is on the decline, and becomes cold, is too well known to need any comment. The reason is, because conjugial cold above all others resides in human minds; for the essential conjugial principle is inscribed on the soul, to the end that a soul may be propagated from a soul, and the soul of the father into the offspring. Hence it is that this cold originates there, and successively goes downward into the principles thence derived, and infects them; and thus changes the joys and delights of the primitive love into what is sad and undelightful."
Partakers of the Divine
Author: Jacob Holsinger Sherman
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 1451480253
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
An extended essay in contemplative philosophy, the meeting of mystical and philosophical theology, Partakers of the Divine shows that Christian philosophical and contemplative practices arose together and that throughout much of Christian history philosophy, theology and contemplation remained internal to one another. Further, the relation of philosophy, theology, and contemplation to one another is of more than antiquarian interest, for it provides theologians and philosophers of religion today with a way forward beyond many of the stalemates that have beset discussions about faith and reason, the role of religion in contemporary culture, and the challenges of modernity and postmodernity.
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 1451480253
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
An extended essay in contemplative philosophy, the meeting of mystical and philosophical theology, Partakers of the Divine shows that Christian philosophical and contemplative practices arose together and that throughout much of Christian history philosophy, theology and contemplation remained internal to one another. Further, the relation of philosophy, theology, and contemplation to one another is of more than antiquarian interest, for it provides theologians and philosophers of religion today with a way forward beyond many of the stalemates that have beset discussions about faith and reason, the role of religion in contemporary culture, and the challenges of modernity and postmodernity.
The Art of Paper
Author: Caroline Fowler
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300246021
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
The untold story of how paper revolutionized art making during the Renaissance, exploring how it shaped broader concepts of authorship, memory, and the transmission of ideas over the course of three centuries In the late medieval and Renaissance period, paper transformed society--not only through its role in the invention of print but also in the way it influenced artistic production. The Art of Paper tells the history of this medium in the context of the artist's workshop from the thirteenth century, when it was imported to Europe from Africa, to the sixteenth century, when European paper was exported to the colonies of New Spain. In this pathbreaking work, Caroline Fowler approaches the topic culturally rather than technically, deftly exploring the way paper shaped concepts of authorship, preservation, and the transmission of ideas during this period. This book both tells a transcultural history of paper from the Cairo Genizah to the Mesoamerican manuscript and examines how paper became "Europeanized" through the various mechanisms of the watermark, colonization, and the philosophy of John Locke. Ultimately, Fowler demonstrates how paper--as refuse and rags transformed into white surface--informed the works for which it was used, as well as artists' thinking more broadly, across the early modern world.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300246021
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
The untold story of how paper revolutionized art making during the Renaissance, exploring how it shaped broader concepts of authorship, memory, and the transmission of ideas over the course of three centuries In the late medieval and Renaissance period, paper transformed society--not only through its role in the invention of print but also in the way it influenced artistic production. The Art of Paper tells the history of this medium in the context of the artist's workshop from the thirteenth century, when it was imported to Europe from Africa, to the sixteenth century, when European paper was exported to the colonies of New Spain. In this pathbreaking work, Caroline Fowler approaches the topic culturally rather than technically, deftly exploring the way paper shaped concepts of authorship, preservation, and the transmission of ideas during this period. This book both tells a transcultural history of paper from the Cairo Genizah to the Mesoamerican manuscript and examines how paper became "Europeanized" through the various mechanisms of the watermark, colonization, and the philosophy of John Locke. Ultimately, Fowler demonstrates how paper--as refuse and rags transformed into white surface--informed the works for which it was used, as well as artists' thinking more broadly, across the early modern world.
Divine Will and Human Choice
Author: Richard A. Muller
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 1493406701
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
This fresh study from an internationally respected scholar of the Reformation and post-Reformation eras shows how the Reformers and their successors analyzed and reconciled the concepts of divine sovereignty and human freedom. Richard Muller argues that traditional Reformed theology supported a robust theory of an omnipotent divine will and human free choice and drew on a tradition of Western theological and philosophical discussion. The book provides historical perspective on a topic of current interest and debate and offers a corrective to recent discussions.
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 1493406701
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
This fresh study from an internationally respected scholar of the Reformation and post-Reformation eras shows how the Reformers and their successors analyzed and reconciled the concepts of divine sovereignty and human freedom. Richard Muller argues that traditional Reformed theology supported a robust theory of an omnipotent divine will and human free choice and drew on a tradition of Western theological and philosophical discussion. The book provides historical perspective on a topic of current interest and debate and offers a corrective to recent discussions.
The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse
Author: Kaveh Akbar
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241391601
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
'A profoundly valuable collection, full of fresh perspective, and opening doors into all kinds of material that has been routinely neglected or patronized' Rowan Williams, TLS This rich and surprising anthology is a holistic, global survey of a lyric conversation about the divine, one which has been ongoing for millennia. Beginning with the earliest attributable author in all of human literature, the twenty-third century BCE Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna, and taking in a constellation of voices - from King David to Lao Tzu, from the Epic of Gilgamesh to the Malian Epic of Sundiata - this selection presents a number of canonical figures like Blake, Dickinson and Tagore, alongside lesser-anthologized, diverse poets going up to the present day. Together they show the breathtaking multiplicity of ways humanity has responded to the spiritual, across place and time.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241391601
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
'A profoundly valuable collection, full of fresh perspective, and opening doors into all kinds of material that has been routinely neglected or patronized' Rowan Williams, TLS This rich and surprising anthology is a holistic, global survey of a lyric conversation about the divine, one which has been ongoing for millennia. Beginning with the earliest attributable author in all of human literature, the twenty-third century BCE Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna, and taking in a constellation of voices - from King David to Lao Tzu, from the Epic of Gilgamesh to the Malian Epic of Sundiata - this selection presents a number of canonical figures like Blake, Dickinson and Tagore, alongside lesser-anthologized, diverse poets going up to the present day. Together they show the breathtaking multiplicity of ways humanity has responded to the spiritual, across place and time.
Divine Machines
Author: Justin E. H. Smith
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691141789
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
"His book provides a comprehensive survey of G. W. Leibniz's deep and complex engagement with the sciences of life, in areas as diverse as medicine, physiology, taxonomy, generation theory, and paleontology. It is shown that these sundry interests were not only relevant to his core philosophical interests, but indeed often provided the insights that in part led to some of his most familiar philosophical doctrines, including the theory of corporeal substance and the theory of organic preformation"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691141789
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
"His book provides a comprehensive survey of G. W. Leibniz's deep and complex engagement with the sciences of life, in areas as diverse as medicine, physiology, taxonomy, generation theory, and paleontology. It is shown that these sundry interests were not only relevant to his core philosophical interests, but indeed often provided the insights that in part led to some of his most familiar philosophical doctrines, including the theory of corporeal substance and the theory of organic preformation"--Provided by publisher.
Socrates and Divine Revelation
Author: Lewis Fallis
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1580469086
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
An account of Socrates' encounter with divine revelation
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1580469086
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
An account of Socrates' encounter with divine revelation
God Is Here
Author: Toba Spitzer
Publisher: St. Martin's Essentials
ISBN: 1250764505
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Toba Spitzer's God Is Here is a transformative exploration of the idea of God, offering new paths to experiencing the realm of the sacred. Most of us are hungry for a system of meaning to make sense of our lives, yet traditional religion too often leaves those seeking spiritual sustenance unsatisfied. Rabbi Toba Spitzer understands this problem firsthand, and knows that too often it is traditional ideas of the deity—he's too big, too impersonal, and too unbelievable—that get in the way. In God Is Here, Spitzer argues that whether we believe in God or fervently disbelieve, what we are actually disagreeing about is not God at all, but a metaphor of a Big Powerful Person that limits our understanding and our spiritual lives. Going back to the earliest sources for Judaism as well as Christianity, Spitzer discovers in the Hebrew Bible a rich and varied palette of metaphors for the divine—including Water, Voice, Fire, Rock, Cloud, and even the process of Becoming. She addresses how we can access these ancient metaphors, as well as those drawn from rabbinic tradition and modern science, to experience holiness in our daily lives and to guide us in challenging times. In the section on water, for instance, she looks at the myriad ways water flows through the Biblical stories of the Israelites and emerges as a powerful metaphor for the divine in the Prophets and Psalms. She invites us to explore what it might mean to “drink from God,” or to experience godly justice as something that “rains down” and “flows like a river.” Each chapter contains insights from the Bible and teachings from Judaism and other spiritual traditions, accompanied by suggestions for practice to bring alive each of the God metaphors. Rabbi Toba Spitzer has helped many people satisfy their spiritual hunger. With God Is Here she will inspire you to find new and perhaps surprising ways of encountering the divine, right where you are.
Publisher: St. Martin's Essentials
ISBN: 1250764505
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Toba Spitzer's God Is Here is a transformative exploration of the idea of God, offering new paths to experiencing the realm of the sacred. Most of us are hungry for a system of meaning to make sense of our lives, yet traditional religion too often leaves those seeking spiritual sustenance unsatisfied. Rabbi Toba Spitzer understands this problem firsthand, and knows that too often it is traditional ideas of the deity—he's too big, too impersonal, and too unbelievable—that get in the way. In God Is Here, Spitzer argues that whether we believe in God or fervently disbelieve, what we are actually disagreeing about is not God at all, but a metaphor of a Big Powerful Person that limits our understanding and our spiritual lives. Going back to the earliest sources for Judaism as well as Christianity, Spitzer discovers in the Hebrew Bible a rich and varied palette of metaphors for the divine—including Water, Voice, Fire, Rock, Cloud, and even the process of Becoming. She addresses how we can access these ancient metaphors, as well as those drawn from rabbinic tradition and modern science, to experience holiness in our daily lives and to guide us in challenging times. In the section on water, for instance, she looks at the myriad ways water flows through the Biblical stories of the Israelites and emerges as a powerful metaphor for the divine in the Prophets and Psalms. She invites us to explore what it might mean to “drink from God,” or to experience godly justice as something that “rains down” and “flows like a river.” Each chapter contains insights from the Bible and teachings from Judaism and other spiritual traditions, accompanied by suggestions for practice to bring alive each of the God metaphors. Rabbi Toba Spitzer has helped many people satisfy their spiritual hunger. With God Is Here she will inspire you to find new and perhaps surprising ways of encountering the divine, right where you are.
The fire-ships. Illustr. ed
Author: William Henry G. Kingston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation
Author: Pope Paul VI.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
This document's purpose is to spell out the Church's understanding of the nature of revelation--the process whereby God communicates with human beings. It touches upon questions about Scripture, tradition, and the teaching authority of the Church. The major concern of the document is to proclaim a Catholic understanding of the Bible as the "word of God." Key elements include: Trinitarian structure, roles of apostles and bishops, and biblical reading in a historical context.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
This document's purpose is to spell out the Church's understanding of the nature of revelation--the process whereby God communicates with human beings. It touches upon questions about Scripture, tradition, and the teaching authority of the Church. The major concern of the document is to proclaim a Catholic understanding of the Bible as the "word of God." Key elements include: Trinitarian structure, roles of apostles and bishops, and biblical reading in a historical context.
From Holy Laughter to Holy Fire
Author: Michael L. Brown, PhD
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 0768478235
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Break Through the Barriers to Embrace God's Next Outpouring Our nation stands on the brink of a spiritual awakening. For years, the United States has groaned under the weight of spiritual dryness, yearning for a divine touch. After decades of spiritual frustration and disappointment, there are signs that God is responding to the cries of His people! His Spirit is beginning to move and a glorious outpouring is at the door. But what stands in the way? God wants to pour out His Spirit, but we need to be ready to receive Him. International speaker, revivalist, and biblical scholar Dr. Michael Brown teaches you how to break down the roadblocks to revival and prepare your heart for a Holy Spirit outpouring. Inside, you will learn how to: Identify and dismantle the barriers of religious traditionalism that obstruct the flow of revival. Navigate the fullness of God’s physical manifestations while discerning the deceptions of the devil. Distinguish between the depths of true divine visitation and the superficiality of mere religious experiences. Awaken a renewed sense of purpose and readiness to partake in God’s glorious outpouring. Empower your spiritual journey with insights to foster a personal and national awakening. This is a clarion call for everyone aching for a genuine touch from God, guiding you to the imminent and profound revival that lies ahead. Now is the appointed time—are you ready to step into the awakening?
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 0768478235
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Break Through the Barriers to Embrace God's Next Outpouring Our nation stands on the brink of a spiritual awakening. For years, the United States has groaned under the weight of spiritual dryness, yearning for a divine touch. After decades of spiritual frustration and disappointment, there are signs that God is responding to the cries of His people! His Spirit is beginning to move and a glorious outpouring is at the door. But what stands in the way? God wants to pour out His Spirit, but we need to be ready to receive Him. International speaker, revivalist, and biblical scholar Dr. Michael Brown teaches you how to break down the roadblocks to revival and prepare your heart for a Holy Spirit outpouring. Inside, you will learn how to: Identify and dismantle the barriers of religious traditionalism that obstruct the flow of revival. Navigate the fullness of God’s physical manifestations while discerning the deceptions of the devil. Distinguish between the depths of true divine visitation and the superficiality of mere religious experiences. Awaken a renewed sense of purpose and readiness to partake in God’s glorious outpouring. Empower your spiritual journey with insights to foster a personal and national awakening. This is a clarion call for everyone aching for a genuine touch from God, guiding you to the imminent and profound revival that lies ahead. Now is the appointed time—are you ready to step into the awakening?